Eligibility Requirements:You must be a U.S. citizen or a legally immigrated non-citizen and meet income and resource limits. Call the telephone listed for specific details and the location of the office nearest you. The following persons do not qualify for food stamps: California SSI recipients, because a food allowance is already included in the SSI grant; convicted drug felons for conduct after August 22, 1996; persons caught selling food stamps worth over $500.00 are permanently disqualified; and strikers and their f